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2013 Cincinnati Reds Winter Caravan

I for one, cannot wait for the Caravan! I will be hitting up the Lima stop...and most likely the Dayton stop as well...Any others planning on stopping, and if so...any unique items getting autographed? Personally, I have a baseball that Joe signed high up on the sweet spot; I plan on having Marty signing under it! other than that I am just going to be getting baseballs signed...

in Hamilton, Got Homer with the 9-28-12 No-Hitter Inscription, and all the other guys on sweetspots...and Thom's was low so that I can get Marty to Dual Sweetspot!

That is awesome. I almost went to Hamilton just for that reason. I have a Homer Bailey sweet spot ball that I got a couple years ago on the Caravan, but I would like to upgrade to the No Hitter inscription. I will get one eventually.

Much bigger crowd in Dayton this year due to DatDudeBP being there. I asked him where the best Little Debbie's were at on this years Caravan and he said Athens (college town so that makes sense). Anyway, my wife came with me this year so I got Bob Miller to sign my Reds helmet and had him sign a ball on the sweet spot just in case he becomes GM someday. Bob Castellini signed an 8x10 and my helmet (already got a SS ball). Chris Welsh signed an 8x10 and my helmet (already got a SS ball among other things). Todd Benzinger signed an 8x10 and my helmet (already got a SS ball). Tucker Barnhart signed an 8x10 and I had him sign a ball on the sweet spot just in case he makes the big team someday (which is a really good chance IMO). Brandon Phillips signed two really nice 8x10's that I got from the Reds in my season ticket packages over the last couple of years (I got numerous things signed by BP, so I just went with 8x10's). Last, but not least, Marty Brennaman signed a couple 8x10's with the HoF 2000 inscription (I've got a bunch of stuff signed by Marty too, so again I just went with 8x10's). Took some really good pictures of all the Reds Caravan guests, including Mr. Red and Gapper.

I don't know if Homer did many No Hitter inscriptions in Hamilton...I know in Indy, Rob Butcher said no to it because it would 'slow the process' but since I was first in Hamilton...I told Homer that I had been there since 6:30...and he was astonished...and I asked him for the inscription...and he said...absolutely! (Rob Butcher was still talking to the media)...as I walked off...Rob Butcher walked past me on the stage...........so...who knows...